Iluk 11

Here is an excerpt of the new translation of Luke 11 in Ekpari (Nigeria)!:

Iluk 11

Luke 11   (Trial edition)

Ekpari Translation Project

Ijiso̱s Anyi Matsikpe onu Wo̱do̱ O̱fo̱fa

1 Ende e̱mbe̱mbe̱ inyi Ijiso̱s aha afu wo̱do̱ amgba ni okwu inyi. Ala onu ikruēchu tame̱, izi onyi nende matsikpe onu aha kala onu, “Onzichui, nyi ayi ni kala ayi afu wo̱do̱ kala Ijo̱n anyi matsikpe onu me̱ tsi.”

2 Ijiso̱s aha aga eni, “Aka ayi aba afa wo̱do̱ ta, ayi ha nehna:

“Ada^a ayi ala atso̱ ni motsi,

ka odemotsi si ni iyi o̱tsatsa Awo̱,

Ka imo̱ga Otsichui awo̱ bi.

3 Wa mezi ala ayi aba azi

omuasi-omuasi ka ayi.

4 Wa eka okpebi ayi ba baka ayi,

wutsi na ayi awa abaka

maku ala ayo̱ eka okpebi apru ayi me̱,

Si ayi wa ju o̱tade ya.’ ”

5 Ijiso̱s ta aha kala eni, “Ha ni orinyi nomu, izi inyi nende ayi, awa opu able̱ oro̱ onu na e̱mbe̱mbe̱ ichui aka ha aga onu nehna, ‘awo̱ chu chu kple ami ibredi eta 6 wutsi no o̱ro̱ ami inyi ala ayaa eya me̱ aple̱ ibi ni okwu emi, ami bi ina na mezi inyi inyi ala omu ota onu oro yanze̱ ya.’

7 Tame̱, izi ode ni ndo̱la aha kala onu, ‘Awo̱ njui ami yenchui ya. Utsi ikuku ta. Ami kala imime̱ emi awa o̱la ta. Ami aba adoyare̱ agu aya.’ 8 Ami aha aga awo̱, onu aba adoyare̱ awa ibredi aka onu wutsi na ala o̱ro̱ ya, tame̱, na onu awa ngboru atsi inyri kitsi, ta aba adoyare̱ awa oru aka onu kala asa ala onu agaye̱ me̱.

                                                               Ekpari Translation Project

Trial edition, February 2014

© 2014 Luke Partnership

The illustration on page 1 is by Graham Wade. © United Bible Societies, 1989, Nairobi, Kenya. Used with permission